The Sleep Charity

Registered charity 1150585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHILDREN'S SLEEP CHARITY

The main activities in the year were:Providing sleep support to families via workshops, online support, face to face support from our sleep practitionersTraining to practitioners to deliver sleep support to families

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £112,129 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £344,771 to £232,642. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £185,637 represent approximately three months of activities, which is below their stated policy target of securing sufficient reserves for a 6-month period. Despite these financial pressures and a reduction in core resources, the trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sleep Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• BMA Giving — “The Sleep Charity Awarded BMA Giving Funding to Support Doctors’ Sleep and Wellbeing” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Hunt KVRM DL · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Jonathan Sunkersing
• Gavin Fergie
• Ian Howes
• Mark Dickinson
• Nicola Yvonne Saunders
• Richard Clarke · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).